A decorated ceramic vessel of Bronze Age date, usually found as a grave good in a funerary context.
Related Terms
| Term |
Note |
| CINERARY URN |
A generic term referring to several types of large pottery vessel, used as containers for cremated human bone during prehistory. For ornamental garden urns use URN (GARDEN) from the Monuments Thesaurus. |
| FOOD VESSEL URN |
A large, decorated ceramic vessel of Bronze Age date, usually found in a funerary context as a receptacle for a cremation, but can be associated with an inhumation. |
| PYGMY CUP |
An accessory vessel to a cremation. |
| URN |
A vase-like receptacle. For those used as a container for cremated human bone use CINERARY URN. For ornamental garden urns use URN (GARDEN) from the Monument thesaurus. |
